很长时间用英语怎么说？

很长时间

例句

• It took a long time for the bad news to sink in. 人们花了很长时间才弄明白这个坏消息。
• It took the young couple a long time to round up enough money for a trip to Europe. 这对年轻夫妇花了很长时间才攒足去欧洲旅行的一笔钱。
• After a long drill, the commander told his men to fall out. 在操练了很长时间以后, 指挥官命令士兵们解散。
• My father suffered from stomach ulcer for a long time. 我父亲患胃溃疡已经很长时间。
• He put in a long workday. 他那一天工作了很长时间。
• The lawyer took a long time to interrogate the witness fully. 律师花了很长时间仔细询问目击者。
• The excavation of the buried city took a long time. 发掘埋在地下的城市花了很长时间。
• It took him a long time to dictate this letter. 口述这封信花了他很长时间。
• Henry's gone a long time. I wonder what he's about. 亨利去了很长时间了, 我不知道他在干什么。
• It took me a very long time to get over the shock of her death. 得知她去世的消息我惊愕不已，很长时间才缓过劲来。